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    its Discontents explains how civilization is necessary to suppress human’s innate aggression. By comparing civilization with the human psyche‚ analyzing instinct‚ and defining civilizationFreud shows the aggressive nature of man and gives us a look at the truth of humanity. Humans have always shown violence towards each other. Therefore‚ it is reasonable to assume that human instincts are bad‚ greedy‚ and aggressive. Freud states‚ “Men are not gentle creatures who want to be loved” (Freud 68)

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    Freud hoped to lesson human unhappiness by diminishing civilization’s imposition of guilt upon us. Freud argued that people were unhealthily because they suppressed their sexual instincts. Civilization and Its Discontents explains why Freud believes we should catering to our impulses and desires in spite of societal laws. Although Freud believes surrendering to our inclinations will help us live happier and healthier lives; society has not found a way to escape the consequence of guilt‚ therefore

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    Freud has been regarded as one of the most influential neurologist of all time with his works Neurology and psychology‚ with “Civilization and Its Discontents” being recognized among his famous and brilliant writings. It stressed more on a bewildering theory that argued on civilization as a major source of happiness within majority of the civilized people. He suggested that through inhibiting natural instincts‚ civilization pushes individuals into a condition of perpetual guilt hence triggering unhappiness

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    Joelle Cancelliere 10/20/12 According to Sigmund Freud in Civilization and its Discontents the main function of society is to restrain our sexual aggressive impulses. These aggressive impulses are controlled through the super-ego‚ which is often referred to as our body’s “watchdog.” The super-ego regulates these impulses of the ego in the form of a "conscience" which imposes a sense of guilt and need for self-punishment. Freud goes even further by saying that our culture‚ in order

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    Freud’s main argument in a Civilization and It’s Discontents states that the humans mind is divided into three main parts‚ the ego‚ superego‚ and id. These three parts are constantly trying to overpower us‚ but we must find equilibrium in order to live in a functional society‚ and because of this ongoing battle with oneself‚ Freud does not think people have control over society. The discontent is created because people have to repress their natural instincts‚ thus making violence a part of the human

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    Freud’s Civilization and its Discontents is an in-depth search into humanity’s psychological being and the external factors shaping its emotional existence. Through various relative analogies‚ Freud brings out the innermost tendencies that give pleasure to the human kind‚ their innate‚ origins and continuous existence in a person’s lifetime albeit suppressed. The process of growth and development from infantry to adulthood is normally characteristic of mental transformation and understanding of various

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    faculty‚ and I thought looked out of place as a result. In his book Civilization and Its DiscontentsFreud argues that our expectations in society are influenced by our superego‚ that is‚ a conscience formed by the internalization of societal values passed on from our parents. The society also maintains a superego‚ like that of the individual‚ that guides the expectations and standards of society. In her stage play‚ Real Women

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    In nineteenth and twentieth centuries Europe‚ Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud published books with radical ideologies that would have great influence and relevance on society today. These two men worked in very different occupational fields‚ but they were both able to communicate their thoughts regarding society and human nature. Karl Marx is most known for his publication of The Communist Manifesto and the formation of the political ideology‚ Marxism. Most of his philosophies revolve around societal

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    During times of war‚ civilization has suppressed the desires of individuals for the greater good of their respective nations. In World War I (WWI)‚ countries‚ especially the belligerent ones‚ aimed to maintain the stability of their war efforts and communities through practices of surveillance‚ censorship‚ and severe capital punishments. But in doing so‚ the freedoms of individual citizens were restricted. After the end of the war‚ in vanquished Germany‚ the severity of these limitations was only

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    In Civilization and Its Discontents‚ by Sigmund FreudFreud offers his personal views on humanity’s ideas of religion and morality. The Book of J‚ translated from the Hebrew by David Rosenberg‚ features characters who do not necessarily seem to be comparable to Freud’s thinking‚ as they exhibit behaviors unique to their time or story. Though Civilizations and Its Discontents and The Book of J are two contrasting texts in time‚ Freud’s thinking helps a reader to understand The Book of J to a greater

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